How is ABLETON pronounced?

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:50 pm

How is ASIO pronounced? Is it spelled out? Is it Ass-ee-oh or Ahh-see-oh?

Idonotlikebroccoli · Post by **Idonotlikebroccoli** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:40 pm

Ableton = aye-b'l-t'n, or eibelten for those with norwenglish-skills

And it's written ableton, not abelton

Twil · Post by **Twil** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:01 pm

You know like you'll be "able" to do a number of great things because of a "ton" of great software features; that's it.

the girl next door · Post by **the girl next door** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:25 pm

Why not just call it Live like everyone else??

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:28 pm

because the company isn't called Live....

From hanging around the office in Berlin I can tell you that the pronunciation there is
Able - as in "Being able to..."

...and:

-Ton - as in "simpleton", "Anderton" etc. In other words the flat "o", somewhere between "o" and "eh". The o is a bit like the "uh" in "duh".

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:36 pm

I always like the way you pronounce SCSI
(the pre USB/Firewire connection)

Skooozie,

like you say "I'm sorry" in Italian..

highly exotic while it's just a stupid computer connector..

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:38 pm

that must be "dutch scsi"... 'round here it's pronounced "scuzzy", like the word "fuzzy".

but hey, I heard you pronounce the word "bug"

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:43 pm

Machinate wrote:that must be "dutch scsi"... 'round here it's pronounced "scuzzy", like the word "fuzzy".

but hey, I heard you pronounce the word "bug"

what did I say?

bok?

buk?

You know we dutchmen pronounce the G and CH thing pretty scratchy..

Could be a buk in our system..

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:46 pm

it was more like "buuurg" as in a long version of "buuuurger" heee heeee heeee

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:54 pm

ok got it.. hehehe..

the chinese have the R=L thing..
we dutchies have the G=KGGCHKKBurger thing..

In WW2 we used that pronunciation thing to unmask undercover germans who tried to infiltrate the resistance..

They had to say the word 'Scheveningen' (a dutch city name)
which is pretty much impossible to pronounce for non-dutchies..

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:00 pm

Poster wrote:In WW2 we used that pronunciation thing to unmask undercover germans who tried to infiltrate the resistance..

They had to say the word 'Scheveningen' (a dutch city name)
which is pretty much impossible to pronounce for non-dutchies..

wow, that's an amazing anecdote!

...hey! voice sample or STFU!

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:14 pm

Machinate wrote:
Poster wrote:In WW2 we used that pronunciation thing to unmask undercover germans who tried to infiltrate the resistance..

They had to say the word 'Scheveningen' (a dutch city name)
which is pretty much impossible to pronounce for non-dutchies..
wow, that's an amazing anecdote!

...hey! voice sample or STFU!

dutchstfu

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:20 pm

hahah!!!

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:33 pm

hehehehe..

now I would be really LMAO if Craig would do that line with his stand-up-com voice..

anyway..

on topic...

'a-babes-thong'

that's the only true way to pronounce it..

thekillingtree · Post by **thekillingtree** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:03 pm

i just had this conversation a few days ago!

my friend blair thinks it's pronounced "able-tawn"

i don't bother correcting him...

How is ABLETON pronounced?

How it is pronounced